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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
As a result of the provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 regarding Chapter 13 discharge, new Local Rule 3015(j) and (k) and related exhibits will be implemented effective September 29, 2006....
The Court will be closed from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2006.
Judge Waites is seeking an additional law clerk to assist his chambers either on a full or part-time basis. Details on the position and application process are indicated in the attached.
Operating Order 06-11 has been entered October 1, 2006, adopting revised Interim Bankruptcy Rule 1007. The revised Rule will be incorporated into the Local Rules in the near future.
On August 18, 2006, a Notice to the Bankruptcy Bar was sent to advise of pending amendments to certain official forms which are effective October 1, 2006. Forms are available for your further review at...
Previous notices sent on August 18, 2006 and September 7, 2006 informed you that the Court would be upgrading CM/ECF to versions 3.0 and 3.1. As was previously indicated, new statistical information will be required effective...
In implementing the Bankruptcy Reform Act, Congress also imposed new statistical reporting requirements on the judiciary. As a result, all bankruptcy courts are required to report a large number of case statistics directly to the...
Full-time or part-time judicial law clerk to Chief Judge Waites. In response to inquiries, this announcement clarifies the term of employment.
The Court's annual paralegal seminar will be held on November 3, 2006 in Columbia at the U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, 1100 Laurel Street. Specifics on the registration and sessions will be provided in a future announcement next week.